Anxiety and depression symptoms in Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD users
Abstract Background This study examined drug use patterns and psychiatric symptoms of anxiety and depression among young Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD users and compared findings with those reported for their heterosexual peers. Method This cross-sectional study employed targeted sam...
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| author | Lysa S. Remy Juliana Scherer Luciano Guimarães Hilary L. Surratt Steven P. Kurtz Flavio Pechansky Felix Kessler |
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| description | Abstract Background This study examined drug use patterns and psychiatric symptoms of anxiety and depression among young Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD users and compared findings with those reported for their heterosexual peers. Method This cross-sectional study employed targeted sampling and ethnographic mapping approaches via face-to-face interviews conducted at bars and electronic music festivals using an adapted, semi-structured version of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs questionnaire. The sample comprised 240 male and female young adults who had used ecstasy and/or LSD in the 90 days prior to the interview and who were not on treatment for alcohol and drug abuse. Results Of the 240 subjects enrolled (mean age: 22.9±4.5 years), 28.7% were gay or bisexuals. Multivariate regression analysis showed that the prevalence of depression symptoms in the past 12 months in the sexual minority group was 37% higher than among heterosexuals (prevalence ratio [PR]=1.79; 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 1.03-3.11; p=0.037). Conclusion Strategies should be developed to assess and address individual needs and treatment approaches should be tailored to address depressive symptoms in young, sexual minority club drug users. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-9a19383a264d4e1dad008258034ddb042022-12-21T19:43:29ZengAssociação de Psiquiatria do Rio Grande do SulTrends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy2238-00192017-11-01010.1590/2237-6089-2016-0081S2237-60892017005006101Anxiety and depression symptoms in Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD usersLysa S. RemyJuliana SchererLuciano GuimarãesHilary L. SurrattSteven P. KurtzFlavio PechanskyFelix KesslerAbstract Background This study examined drug use patterns and psychiatric symptoms of anxiety and depression among young Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD users and compared findings with those reported for their heterosexual peers. Method This cross-sectional study employed targeted sampling and ethnographic mapping approaches via face-to-face interviews conducted at bars and electronic music festivals using an adapted, semi-structured version of the Global Appraisal of Individual Needs questionnaire. The sample comprised 240 male and female young adults who had used ecstasy and/or LSD in the 90 days prior to the interview and who were not on treatment for alcohol and drug abuse. Results Of the 240 subjects enrolled (mean age: 22.9±4.5 years), 28.7% were gay or bisexuals. Multivariate regression analysis showed that the prevalence of depression symptoms in the past 12 months in the sexual minority group was 37% higher than among heterosexuals (prevalence ratio [PR]=1.79; 95% confidence interval [95%CI] 1.03-3.11; p=0.037). Conclusion Strategies should be developed to assess and address individual needs and treatment approaches should be tailored to address depressive symptoms in young, sexual minority club drug users.http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S2237-60892017005006101&lng=en&tlng=enAnxietydepressionpsychiatric symptomssexual minoritysynthetic drugs |
| spellingShingle | Lysa S. Remy Juliana Scherer Luciano Guimarães Hilary L. Surratt Steven P. Kurtz Flavio Pechansky Felix Kessler Anxiety and depression symptoms in Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD users Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy Anxiety depression psychiatric symptoms sexual minority synthetic drugs |
| title | Anxiety and depression symptoms in Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD users |
| title_full | Anxiety and depression symptoms in Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD users |
| title_fullStr | Anxiety and depression symptoms in Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD users |
| title_full_unstemmed | Anxiety and depression symptoms in Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD users |
| title_short | Anxiety and depression symptoms in Brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and LSD users |
| title_sort | anxiety and depression symptoms in brazilian sexual minority ecstasy and lsd users |
| topic | Anxiety depression psychiatric symptoms sexual minority synthetic drugs |
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